
ILLUSTRATED 



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OF THE 



Iil]\TioiiiJ\L Capital, 

THE MOST COMPLETE aVIDE TO THE 

CITY OF WASHINGTON 

EVER PUBLISHED. . 




WASHINGTON, D. C. 

C. W. BROWN & CO.. PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. 

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1884. 



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2i StatneoCWasTiIngton. 

22 5tatne of "Washington. 

23 JStatue of Jackson. 

24 Corcoran Gallery of Art, 
i") Botanical Gardens. 

26 Congressional Cemetery. 



Naval Hospital. ^ 
Statue of Emancipation. 
Statue of Rawfins. 
Statue of Scott. 
Government Printing Office 
Statue of Greene. 
Naval Monument. 
Statue of Thomas. 



Judiciary Square, 
btatue of McPherson. 



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37 Dupont Circle. 

38 Iowa Circle. 

39 Bureau.Engraving & Print' gv 

40 Liberty. Square. 

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2 Executive Mansion. 
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4 Treasury.Department. 

5 Statue of B'arragut. 

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REFERENCES. 

7 Interior rnrpartment, 

o Post Office Department. 

•> Department of Justice. 

10 Department orAgricuIture. 

U Naval Ob<;ervatorir. 

12 Arsenal. 

Vj Navy Yard. 

li Alanne Barracks. 

16 City Hall. 
Itf District Jail. 

17 CityAsylum. 

18 Markets. 

19 Smithsonian Institution, 
2(i Washington Monumentt 



-1 Stameof Waslilngton. 

22 Sutoe of "Washington. 

23 Statue of Jackson. 

'-i Corcoran Gailery of Art. 

^"' botanical Gardens. 

2t| Congressional Cem'etery. 

•^ Naval Hospital. 

'•K Statue of Emancipatiiiii. 

20 Statue of Rawfln«. 

SO Statue of Scott. 

31 Government Printing OHicc 

82 Statue of Greene. 

38 Naval Monument. 

84 Statue of 1 homas. 

85 Judiciary Square. 
36 Statue of McPherson. 
87 Dupont Circle. 



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NATIONAL GAPITAl . 

THE MOST COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE 

CITY OF WASHINGTON 

EVER PUBLISHED. 

CONTAINING 

A Synopsis of the Form of the National Government, and 

other Information of General Value; Cuts of the 

principal Public Buildings and Hotels : 

AND ALL 

Necessary Instructions, and Directions, for the Guidao^ 
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COXTEXTS 



rtbs and Carriages of) 

apitol . 7 

'lunches 81 

/olleges 28 

Congress 9 

Jorcoran Art Gallery 21 

/ourt of Claims 17 

)iagrams of the Capitol 10, 12, 14 

>irect()ry of Points of Interest 25 

")istrict Iludiciary 5 

)istrict of Columbia 5 

jxeoiitive Departments. — Agricultural 17 

Interior 15 

Justice 17 

Navy 13 

Post Office 17 

State la 

Treasury 13 

War . " 13 

Kxecutive Mansion 11 

'government Printing Office 21 

■'"•ides \ 35 

Hotels 33 

Insane Asylum 21 

liOuise Home 21 

i\Iedical Museum 19 

Mount Vernon 21 

National Museum 19 

Newspapers 33 

Pian of Washington q 

Public Parks . " 99 

Public Schools 23 

uiilroad Depots ! ! 33 

•uthsonian Institution 19 

witues and Monuments 27 

rreet Passenger Lines 29 

:i|>reme Court of United States ■ . . . 17 

; tieatres and Amusements 31 

''Ite Government 9 



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LOCAL GOVERNMENT 

OF THE 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



The l>istrict of C'oliinil>ia, of which the City ol Wash- 
?ton is an integral part, originally comprised an area ten miles 
uare, and was ceded to the General Government, by the States 

Maryland and Virginia, as a site for the establishment of the 
ational Capital. That part of the District ceded by Virginia, 
d lying upon the south bank of the Potomac, was, subsequently, 

d back to the State. 
1 he District is directly under the control of Congress, and the 
kvs enacted for its government operate throughout its borders, 
thout reference to its subdivision into cities, towns, and villages, 
je administration of the laws of the District is entrusted to a 
)ard of three Commissioners, who are nominated by the Presi- 
nt of the United States and confirmed by the Senate; their term 

oflice being four years, and their compensation $5,000 each, 
ir annum. 

Xlie .1 iKlioini'y of ilie 1>isti*ict consists of a Chief 

istice and five Associate Justices, who compose the Supreme 

)urt of the District and are, annually, assigned, by the Chief Jus- 

!e to preside over the various subordinate Courts ; and a Police 

istice, who presides over the Police Court. 

All are appointed in the same manner as the Commisssioners, 

id all the Courts are United States Courts. 

The Chief Justice and his associates hold their offices for life. 

,ie term of the Police Justice is six years. 

The Chief Justice receives ^4,500, and each Associate Justice 

i.OOO per annum. 



The Plsm of IVn^liiiig'toBi i'ity was prepared by 
French engineer b}^ the name of L'Enfant who, Avith the aid f - 
Andrew ElUcott, an eminent American engineer, hiid out the cit> 
in 1791. 

The centre of the Capitol is the pivotal centre of the phxn o 
the city, which is divided into four sections by two transvers( 
lines (north and south, and east and west, respectively,) crossing 
each other at right angles at the centre of the Capitol, thus form- 
ing a northeast, a northwest, a southeast, and a southwest section 
The streets running east and west are indicated b}^ the letters c! 
the alphabet, beginning on each side of the central east and west 
line with the letter A and followed, extending on the one side 
north and on the other side south, by tlie succeeding letters of the 
alphabet to which are added the words " north " or " south," a«^ 
the case may be ; thus, A Street north, B Street north, A Streei 
south, B Street south, &c. 

The streets running north and south are indicated by numberp, 
beginning on each side of the north and south C( ral line with 
1st Street and radiating east and west, and the words " easfj or 
" west" are added to the number to designate their relative posi- 
tion to the central line ; thus, 1st Street east or 1st Street west, &c. 

The building numbers are also regulated by these central lines ; 
Number 1 being the first number on each side of East Capitol, 
North Capitol, and South Capitol Streets upon their respective 
transverse streets. As West Capitol Street, A Street north, and A 
Street south, west of the Capitol, do not exist, the numbers north 
and south on the streets crossing the central line west of the Capi- 
tol begin at 200. 

Each intersection of a numbered street by a lettered street, (and 
vice versa, ) indicates an advance of one hundred numbers; thus 
on A Street north, at the intersection of 1st Streot west, the first 
number would be 100, at 2d Street 200, at 3d Street 300, and so 
on, and on 1st Street, at the intersection of A Street, the first 
number would be 100, at B Street 200, at C Street 300, &c. 

The avenues are desitriied to facilitate transit diagonally across 



.ity, and their intersection of the other streets does not affect 
liie building numbers. The numbers upon the avenues are gov- 
.'rned by the streets which they cross at an acute angle. Thus 
vt Ave., Conn. Ave., &c., are numbered the same as the num- 
'>f>red streets, while the numbers on Pa. Ave., N. Y. Ave., Mass. 
vc, &c., are the same as on the lettered streets. 

THE CAPITOL. 



The Capitol fronts eastward, and stands upon an eminence 90 
■ct above tide water. 

The corner stone of the main building was laid, Sept. 18, 1793, 
y President Washington; the north wing being completed in 
^00, and the south wing in 1811. The interior of both wings, and 
le wooden passage-way connecting them, were burned by the 
ritish in 1814. They were immediately rebuilt, however, and the 
entral portion was completed in 1827. The entire building is 
constructed of sandstone and cost nearly two and one-half mil- 
ions of dollars. 

The extensions, knoAvn as the north and south wings, and in 
which are located the legislative Halls, respectively, of the Senate 
nnd House of Representatives, Avore begun in 1851 and completed 
.a 1867 and are constructed of white, Massachusetts marble. 

The dome was originally constructed of wood which was re- 
[)laced with cast-iron in 1865. 

The entire length of the building is 751 feet 4 inches, and the 
greatest depth 324 feet. 

The dome is surmounted by a bronze statue of Freedom 19 feet 
i; inches in height, and weighing 14,985 pounds. The distance 
from the base of the building to the top of the dome is 228 feet. 
The diameter of the rotunda is 95 feet 6 inches. 

The old hall of the House of Representatives is now used as a 
statuary hall in which each state is entitled to place statues of two 
of its most diitjnguiahed citizens. 



'he old Senate Chaiiiber is now the Supreme (Juurt KuiJiu, while 
foniier quarters of the Supreme Court, immediately under its 

sent location, are occupied by the library of that Court. 

'he Con.c:;ressional Library, occupying the \\^estern extension of 
main building of the Capitol, contains about 525,000 volumes. 



THE GOVERNMENT 



the United States is divided into three branches, namely : the 
islative, which enacts all laws ; the executive, which is charged 
:h their enforcement; and the judicial, which interprets the 
e meaning and intent of the laws, and their constitutionality. 
The Congress constitutes the legislative branch ; the President, 
led b;/ his Cabinet advisers and their subordinates, the execu- 
e branch; and the Supreme Court of the United States, assisted 
the Court of Claims, and the United States Circuit, and District 
turts, the judicial branch of the goA^ernment. 



THE LEGISLATIVE. 

'I'll*' <'o3!!g-ress consists of a Senate and House of Repre- 
ntatives, and holds annual sessions in the Capitol, beginning on 
le first Monday in December. 

The term of a Senator is six years, and his salary $5,000 per 
mum. 

A Congressional term is two years, and the salary $5,000 per 
mum. The Speaker of the House of Representatives receives 
8,000 per annum. 

Each State is represented by two Senators, who are elected by 

e respective legislatures. 

rhe people are directly represented by the members of the 
. use of Representatives, who are apportioned to the States ac- 



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ling to population, and are elected bj- the direct votes of the 
pie in their several representative districts. The total nuni- 
of Kepresentatives is now 325. 

athough the Senate is, relatively, the higher body, its legisla- 
; power is co-equal with that of the House of Kepresentatives, 
he votes of a majority of the members of each body are re- 
red to enact a law. 

'he Vice President of the United States is, "ex-oflficio," Presi- 
it of the Senate, and in his absence a President " pro tempore " 
lected, by the Senate, to preside. 

lie presiding officer of the House of Representatives is styled 
Speaker, and is elected by a majority vote of the members of 
House at the opening of each Congress. 

Ml incomplete legislation expires with the CongTess in which it 
^dnates and will be new legislation in any subsequent Congress, 
lOugh it may have been passed by one house in the preceding 
ngress. 

rUe President may return to the body in which it originated, 
th his objections thereto, any measure which has been passed by 
ngress and of which he disapproves, and unless it be then 
ssed by the votes of two-thirds of all the members of each house 
fails to become a law, 

THE EXECUTIVE. 

The President of the United States is the executive head 
the government and directs all its affairs. His approval is re- 
lired to complete all legislative enactments unless they are 
ssed, over his veto, by the affirmative votes of two-thirds of all 
e members of each house of Congress. 

He occupies the Executive Mansion, which is situated on the 
uth side of Pennsylvania Avenue, between 15^ and 161 Streets, 
. W,, and is surrounded by grounds comprising about 80 acres. 
The building is constructed of sandstone and isjpainted white ; 
Mice the nnme^ " The White House." The main building is 170 



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feet ill length, 90 feet in depth, and two stones in height. The 
East Room, which is open for the inspection of the public from 10 
A. M. to 3 P. M., is 80 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 22 feet high. 
The other rooms are private, although visitors are sometimes ad- 
mitted to the green, blue, and red parlors. The offices and sleep- 
ing apartments are on the second floor. 

The salary of the President is $50,000 per annum, and that of 
the Vice President, and of each Cabinet Minister, $8,000 per 
annum. The terms of the President and Vice President are four 
years ; those of the members of the Cabinet are during the pleas- 
ure of the President. 

The l>4'p£>rt<iBent of iiit»t<' is in charge of the Secre- 
tary OF State, \vho, under the direction ot the President, con- 
ducts all correspondence, and negotiations, with foreign powers, 
and has charge of the representatives of the United States abroad. 

He is assisted by three Assistant Secretaries, whose salaries are 
■$3,000 each, per ammm. 

Tlie Wnv ]>op2tB*tiueiit is under the direction of the 
Secretary of War, who controls all matters pertaining to the 
army. 

TJje .Uav.v l>cp»i*tiiient. The Secretary of the Navy 
is directly responsible to the President for the conduct of all mat- 
ters relating to the naval establishment, 

Xhe Treasury I>epsirtiiient is under the supervision 
and control of the Secretary of the Treasury, who has charge 
of the national finances and is assisted by two Assistant Secre- 
Xi ries. 

The routine business of the department is conducted under the 
inmiediate supervision of Chiefs of Bureaus to whose charge it is 
■committed under various classifications. 

The First and Second Comptrollers, and the Commissioner 
•of Customs, are charged with the revision, and approval, of the 
various accounts arising under the administration of the govern- 
ment. 

I'here are Six Auditors whose dutv it is to examine, and 



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audit, all accounts ; each auditor haviug assigned, for his exami- 
nation, specific classes of accounts. 

The Treasurer of the United States is charged with the 
custody, and disbursement, of all public monies, and has charge 
of the various sub-treasuries in the principal cities. 

The Register of the Treasury has charge of the account - 
books of the United States ; signs, and issues, all Treasury notes, 
and other securities, and records the transactions of the Treas- 
urer's office. 

The Comptroller of the Currency has the control and 
supervision of the national banks. 

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is charged with 
the collection of the taxes, and the enforcement of the internal reve- 
nue laws. 

The Solicitor is the law officer of the Treasury Department, 
and has charge of the secret service employes of the department 
whose duty it is to detect, and arrest, counterfeiters and others en- 
gaged in defrauding the government. 

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which is pre- 
sided over by a Chief, is in a building constructed specially for 
its occupancy. - 

Here are engraved, and printed, all the United States Treasury 
notes, National Bank notes, Internal Revenue starrips. Treasury 
warrants, &c. 

The Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Sur- 
vey is charged with the survey of the coasts, and the navigable 
rivers, of the United States, and with the triangulation of the in- 
terior of the country. 

The Revenue Marine Service ; the Marine Hospital Service ; the 
Inspection of Steam Vessels ; the Bureau of the Mint ; the Bureau 
of Statistics; the Life Saving Service; and other minor branches 
of the public service, are also under the supervision of the Secre- 
tary of the Treasury. 

'File l>ep2trliiieiii oi* Uie Interior, under the control 



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3DXE0UTIVE MANSION. 




STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS. 



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of the. Secretary of the Interior, is one of the principal de- 
partments of the government. 

There ia an Assistant Secretary, and are a number of chiefs of 
bureaus, styled commissioners. These commissioners have charge, 
respectively, of allmat.tersi pertaining to patents, pensions, the pub- 
lic domain, Indian affairs, education, and the census. 

Tlie I*o«t Ofiioe l>epsirtiai<"i»t. is under the direction, 
and management, of the Postmaster-General and three Assis- 
tant Postmasters-General who are charged with the execution of 
the laws in relation to postal affairs. 

'riio I>ei>«rS alien 1 of JlBBsJi<»o, over which the Attor- 
ney-Generaf. presides, assisted by the Solicitor -General, and 
several Assistant Attorneys-General, is the repository of the legal 
machinery of the government ; all United States attorneys and 
marshals l)eing directly accountable to the Attorney-General. 

The 1>epstrtiueiit «!* Ag-rifisBUare. The head of this 
department is not a Cabinet officer, bat is styled a "commis- 
sioner." He is charged with the promotion of the interests of 
agriculture. 



THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. 

Xlie Stipreiiie Court, presided over by the Chief Jus- 
tice, and comprising, in addition, eight Associate Justices, is the 
highest tribunal in the land ; the Court of last resort. Its deci- 
sions, upon all questions submitted to it, are final and conclusive. 
It acts only upon appeals brought up from the lower Courts. 

The Chief Justice receives $11,500 per annum, and the Associate 
Justices $10,000, each, per annum. 

Tlie Court of CIaiiii<« is composed of a Chief Justice 
and four Associate Justices, and has jurisdiction in certain classes 
of claims against the General Government. 



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TKEASUKY DEPARTMENT. 




INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.. 
(Patent Offiok.) 



'I'lie salaries of tlie Chief Justice and his associates is tlie same ; 
$4,000 per annum. 

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

was founded under an act of Congress, passed in 1S46, to carry- 
out the bequest of an Enghsh chemist named James Smithson 
who, djnng in 1829, bequeathed $500,000 " to the United States 
of America to found, at Washington, under the name of the 
Smithsonian Institution, an estabUshment for the increase and 
diffusion of knowledge among men." 

It is under the care of a Board of Regents ; its Secretary being 
its executive officer and holding his position for life. 

Prof. Joseph Henry, the eminent scientist, and the actual inven- 
tor of the electric telegraph, was its first Secretary, and, at his 
death, he was succeeded by Prof. Spencer F. Baird, its present 
incumbent. 

'J'he mineralogical, zoological, and anthropological collections 
exhibited in the spacious halls of the building are of great interest. 

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 

was originally established by the government in 1842 and had its 
domicile first in the Patent Office, and, after 1858, in the Smith- 
sonian Institution, until the completion, in 1882, of the large and 
handsome building which stands to the eastward of the Smith- 
sonian building, and for the erection of which Congress, four years 
before, appropriated $250,000. 

The building is fireproof and is a perfect square, the sides being 
327 feet, each, in length. The dome is 90 feet in height. 

THE MEDICAL MUSEUM, 

which is devoted to medical ai^d anatomical science, occupies what 
was formerly Ford's Theatre, where President Lincoln was assas- 
sinated. It is located on 10th Street, between E and F Sts.. n. w. 




DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 




POST OFFICE DEPARTMEJMT 



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THE INSANE ASYLUM, 

on f]v bluff south of the Eastern Branch of the ro<-omae, is 750 
feet in length, and the grounds comprise more than 400 acres ; 
nearly 200 acres being enclosed by a wall 9 feet high. It is open 
to visitors on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 o'clock p. m. 



THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

is the largest, and most complete, printing establishment in the 
Avorld. 

Its chief is styled the Public Printer and is directly respon- 
sible to the President and to Congress. 

Here all pnldic documents are printed and bound, and all blank 
forms, for the use of the Federal ofticials throughout the country, 
are printed. 

THE CORCORAN ART GALLERY, 

Avh.c'i coutt ins some very fine paintings and statuary, was built 
by Mr.W. W. Ci rcor.m whose philanthropy manifested itself, 
also, in the erection of the 

LOUISE HOME, 

the object of which is to furnish a i)leasant as^dum for indigent 
snuthern gentlewomen. 

The Art Gallery is open to the public daily (except Sunday) 
from 9 A. M. to 4 P. m. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 
an admission fee of twenty-five cents is charged. No fee is charged 
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. 

MT. VERNON, 

the home of Washington, is 20 miles below the city, on the Vir- 
inia thjre of the Potomac, and is reached by the steamer VY. W. 




AGKICUIiTUKAI. DEPABTMENT. 




SMITHSONIAjNT IWSTITXJTIOlNr. 



2f» 

Corcoran which makes daily trips ^Simda3'S excepted) to, and 
from, that point ; leaving the Seventh Street wharf at ten a. m,, 
and returning at three p. m. 

The roimd-trip fare is one dollar, which includes admission to 
the grounds. A lunch should be carried by the visitor as none 
:^an be procured during the trip. 

COLLEGES. 

Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Kendall Green, M and 

Boundary sts, n. e. _ 
Columbian University, s. e. cor. loth and H sts., u. w. 

Jeorgetown College, Georgetown Heights. 
"Toward University, 7th st. w., north of Boundary. 

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

White SciiooiiS. 

T'ranklin Building, 13th and K sts., n. W. 

'.erret Building, 14th and O sts., n. w. 

.ompson Building, 12th St., bet. K and L sts., n. w. 
:• orce Building, Mass. A^e., bet. 17th and 18th sts., n. av. 
i-2(i and I sts., n. w. 
2(;th and R sts., n w. 
i ;th and N sts., n. w. 

.\nalostan Building, G st. bet. 21st and 22d sts., n. w, 
Seaton Building, I st. bet. 2d and 3d sts., n. w. 
.A.bbott Building, N. Y. Ave. and 6th St., n. w. 
P St. bet. 9th and Columbia sts, 

th and I sts., n. e. 

A''ebster Building, 10th and H sts., n. w. 

Gale's Building, 1st st. and Mass. Ave., n. w. 

VIorse Building, R st. bet. N, J. Ave. and 5th st., n. w 

Jwining Building, 3d St. bet. N and O sts., n w. 

vallack Building, Pa. Ave. bet. 7th and 8th sts., s. e. • 
McCormick Building, 3d st. bet. M and N sts., s. e. 
31d Odd Fellows' Hall, 7th and G sts., s. e. 
\nacostia Building, 9th st. bet. K st. and Va. Ave., s. c, 

branch Building, I2th and G sts., s. e. 
:^eabody Building, 5th and C. n. o. 



New Jerusalem Church, N. Cap. St. bet. B and C sts. 

Brent Buildiny;, M and D sts., s. e. 

Jefferson Building, 6th and D sts., s. \v. 

G' er aleaf Building, 4th st. bet. M and N sts., s. w. 

I'ltDiuac Building, 12th st. bet. Md. Ave. and E st., s. \v. 

Amidon Building, 6th and F sts., s. w. 

Curtis Building, O st. bet. 32d and 33d sts., n. w. 

P St. bet. 32d and 33d sts., n. w. 

■W and 8 sts., n. w. 

Prospect Ave. and Lingan sts., n. w. 

I'.izh St. bet. Olive Ave. and M st., u. ^v. 

Q St. bet. 29th and 30th sts., n. w. 

Industrial Home. 

CoLOKED Schools. 

Sumner Building, I7th and M sts., n. w. 

Stevens Building, 21st st. bet. K and L sts., n. w. 

Miner Building, 17th st. bet. P and Q sts., n. v.. . 

John F. Cook Building, O st. bet. 4th and oth sts., n. w. 

lancoln Building, 2d and C sts., s. e. 

liOvejoy Building, 12th and D sts., n. e. 

Bandall Building, 1st and 1 sts., s. e. 

Anthony Bowen Bviilding, 9th and E sts., s. w. 

Chamberlain Building, East St., Georgetown. 

P.anneker Building, K st. bet. 3d and 4th sts., n. w. 



DIRECTORY OF POINTS OF INTEREST. 



Agricultural Department, Mall bet. 12th and 14th sts. 

Arlington Heights, Va. bluff opp. Georgetown. 

Arsenal, Foot of iH street, s. w. 

Botanical Garden, West side of Pa. Ave., opp. Capitol. 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Cor. B and 14th sts., 

Capitol, on Capitol Hill in the centre of the city. 

Children's Hospital, 13th and W sts., n. w. 

City Hall, Judiciary Square at head of i]4 st. n. w. 

City Post Office, La. Ave. bet. 6th and 7th sts. 

Columbia Hospital, 25th st. and Pa Ave., n. w. 

Congressional Cemetery, 16th and F sts., s. e. 

Coast Survey Building, N. J. Ave. bet. B and C sts., s. e. 

Corcoran Art Gallery, i7th st. and Pa. Ave., n. w 




CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. 




LOUIoE HOME. 



-•art of Olriims, Department of .Justice Huildins:. 
^ )eaf and Dauib Asylum, 7th and M sts., n. e. 
Department of Justice, Pa. Ave. bet. loth and lo\i st«! , p w. 
District Offices^ -1!4 St. bet. Pa. Ave. and C St., n, w. 
•Executive Mansion, Pa» Ave. bet. 15}^ and IGU 5ts., n. w. 
tovernment Printing Oftico, Nortli Capitol and H sts. 
nsjine Asylum, Blurt Sovith ot Uniontown. 

nterior Department, .S(i, bet. 7th and 9th and F and G sts., n. w. 
ail. i;»th St. bet. B and 0, s. e. 

iouise Home, Mass. Ave, bet. loth and ifith sts., n. av. 
.larine Barracks, 8tii st. bet. G and I sts.. s. e. 
-ledical Museum, 10th st^ bet. E and F sts., n. w. 
National Museum, Smitlisonian Grounds. 
vaval (it)servatory, E and 2'>d sts., n. w. 

v^avy Department, S. of Penn, Ave. bet. loU and 17'^ sts,, n, w. 
siirvy Yard, Foot of 7th st^, .s. e. 

)ali Hill Cemetery, Head of Green st., Geor£;etown, 
'atent Office,, Top story Interior Dept.- 
'ension Office, 12th sis and Penn. Ave,, ii. w, 

*ost Office Department, 8q, bet. E and F and 7th and Sth sts., n. w 
•rovldeuee Hospital, 2d and D sts., s. e. 

^uartei-master-General's Office, loth st. and Penn, Ave., n, w, 
: c;ord Division Pension Office, Penn. Ave. and 13th st,, n. w, 
Smithsonian InstitviLion, Mall bet. 7th and 12th sts,, w. 
t lie Department-, K. of Penn. Ave. bet. 163^ and 17th sts,, n, w. 
' jldiers' Home, Terminus of 7th st,, n, w., extended, 
supreme Court of U. .S., Capitol. 

Treasury Department, loth st. bet. E and G sts., n. w, 
vVar Department, S. of Penn, Ave. bet. 16]4 and 17th sts., n. w. 
vVashington Market., Penn, Ave. bet. 7th and 9th sts,, n. vr. 
f . M. C. Av Buildins, N. Y, Ave, bet 14th and lotii sts., n. w. 

STATUES AND MONUMENTS. 

N'a\ ai Monument, I'enn. Ave. and 1st sts„ n, w, 
- latiie of Emancipation,, Sq. at E. Cap, and 11th sts. 
" Farragut, Sq> at Conn. Ave. and I sts. 

(ireene, Intersection of Md. and Mass. Ave's. 

.lackson, Sq. opix White House, 

Lincoln, D st. front of City Hall. 

ilcPherson, Sq, at loth and I sts., n. w. 

Rawlins, N. Y. Ave. bet, 18th and lOth sts,, n. w. 

Scott, intersection of Mass. Ave. and Kith st., n. w. 



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ASYLUM FOE THE IZ^TSANE. 




MANOR HOUSE, MT. VEBNON, 



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ntiK- of Thomas, Circle, llth st. and Vt. Ave., ii. ^\^ 
Washington, Circle, 24th st. and Penn. Ave 
'♦ Washington, Capitol Grounds, P::ast Front, 
ashington Monument, Mall, west of l4th St., w. 

PUBLIC PARKS. 

iirieultural Grounds, Mall bet. 12th and llth sts., w. 

fsenal Grounds, Foot of i}/^ St., s. vv. 

ipitol Grounds, Surrounding the Capitol. 

irragut Hiquare, Conn. Ave. and I St., n. w. 

•anklin Square, 13th and lith, and I and K sts., n. w. 

•Wa Circle, 13tli and P sts., n. w. 

idioiary Square, 1th and 5th, and D and G sts., n. w. 
^jalaj-ette Square, Opposite White House. 
Lincoln Park, East Capitol and llth sts. 
McPherson Square, 15tli and I sts., n. w. 
'Hipont Circle, Conn. Ave. and P sts., n, w. 

nithsonian Grounds, Mall. bet. 7th and 12th sts., w. 

homas Circle, llth and M sts., n. w. 

'asliington Circle, 21th st. and Pa. Ave., n. w, 
■ t. Vernon .Square, Intersectioii of Mass, and X. Y. Ave'-s. 

STREET PASSENGER LINES. 

k.\SMI5fGTOX AND GEORWETOWSf R. R, 

Main liiae (Avenue liiae), From Higii St., Georgetown, ?'/«. Pa, 
.ve., and 7th st., s, e., to Navy Yard, 

Foiirleeutli Street Braitcli. From main line at loth st. and 
r. Y, Ave. via 14th st, north to city line. 

Free transfers,at junction, to and from avenue line. 
Seventlft Street liiiie. Entire length of 7th St., w. 

Free transfers, at junction, to and from avenue line. 

One-horse cars from ISth st. n. w,, z'/Vi Pa. Ave. to Capitol. Fare 

cents. 
«ETROFOL,ITAN R. R. 

Main Un© (P Street Line). From High street, Georgctov/n, zu\i 
' St., n.. Conn. Ave., H St., n., 14th St., w., F St., n., 5th St.. w., Ind. 
^ve., C st.,n., Del. Ave., B St., n., Ist st., e. and E. Cap. sis. to Dth st. e 

Ninth Street Brancli. From north Boundary st. v/a'Mh St., w., 
"> St., n.. Mo. Ave., and i% st. to river front. 

Free transfers, at junction, to and fi-om F .'Street L-ine. 



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<'APi'a«>i., xhHith o street, abjd south washixg- 

M»iii lAne (Belt Line). Makes a complete circuit from West 
Capitol Jront via 1st st. >v., G st. n., 4th st. w., P st. n., 11th st. w., E 
St. n., 14th St. w., Ohio Ave., 12th st. w., Va. Ave., and Md. Ave. 

Braneli Line. From North Boundary vm 11th st. w., main line 
from P St. n. to E st. n., to 9th st. w., to La. Ave., to 12th st. w., via 
main line to 11th st.. s. w., to river front. 

Free transfers to and from main line at either junction. 

Foni'teeutli Street BraiicBi. From Pa. Ave. 8. on 11th st. w- 
to Bureau Engraviiig and Printing. Fare 2 cents. 
i'OIiUMBIA KAIILWAY. 

From I5th st. w. via N. Y. Ave., Mass. Ave., and H^t. n., to city 
line. 
AXA< OSTIA AXD POTOMAC KIVER RAILWAY. 

From river front via M st. s., 11th st. e., across the Eastern Branch 
to Uniontown and the Insane Asylum. 
HER5>I«; €<tArif EI!«E. 

P'rom 24th st. w., via G st. n., and Pa. Ave., to Navy Yard. East 
Capitolst., Pa. Ave., and 15th st. w. to Boundary. 

With the two exceptions specially named above, the fare on all 
lines is uniform, (single fare 5 cents, or six tickets for 20 cents), 
and the tickets of any line are receivable for fare on any other 
line. Transfers are good only at the point lohere issued and for 
the next car passing. 

THEATRES AND AMUSEMENTS. 

3ri»0«uis?l Theatre. E st. n., bet. loth and 14th sts. w. 
Foril'w Opera Sloj'se, C and ilth sts., n. w.,S of Pa. Ave. 
JLiiicoIii Sf all, N. E, cor. 9th and D sts., n. w. 
3Iasi»i>ic Hall, N. W. cor. i)t!i and F sts., n. w. 
Ojiil Fellows' HsjII, 7th st. w., bet, D and E sts. n. 
T3sea re ('oiniqiie, 11th st. w., bet. C and D sts. n. 
Inline Mu»«eiiin, Pa. Ave. bet- 11th and 12th sts., n. av. 

LEADING CHURCHES. 

Bapti.st.— First ; i:>th st. w. bet. G and H sts. n. 
C'i'.lvary ; Cor. Sth and II sts,, n. w. 




TSJEMO?.T mOTKI.. lUir. 2«J St ami I.a. Ave. 

Ratk, ^'2.50 VKU HAY. Specinl Weeklv Rates. 

E. W. I>i:M*»«>?f, Proi>ri€t<>r 




ST. .IA.»a&-.» M4»g'Jh.E. (*'.i&ro|M,ii26 Pi<tii,) 9*a. a v. A' iith St. ii.w 

First-class Restaurant and Cafe connected with the Hotel. 
. I.EVS W4>01>IJI Iiy, S»roi»rietor. 



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Christian.— Garfield Memorial; Vt. Ave. n. of N St., n. w. 
Congregational.— First; Cor. 10th and G sts., n. w. 
Hebrew.— Synagogue; 8th st. bet. H and I sts., n. w, 
Methodist Episcopal.— Foundry ; Cor. 14th and G sts., n. w. 

Metropolitan ; Cor. i]-^ and C sts., n. w. 
Mt. Vernon Place; Cor. 9th and K sts., n. w. 
Presbyterian.— N. Y. Ave.; N. Y. Ave. and H St., n. w. 
First; 4}ii si. bet. C and D sts., n. w. 
Fourth ; 9th st. w, bet. G and H sts. n. 
Assembly's; Cor. 5th and I sts., n. w. 
I'rotestant Episcopal.— Epiphany ; G St. n. bet. 18th and 11th sts. w. 
Ascension; Cor. Mass. Ave., and 12th St.. w. 
St, John's; Cor. 16th and H sts., n. w. 
Ti'inity ; Cor. Sd-and C sts., n. w. 
Koman Catholic— St. Aloysius; North Capitol and I sts. 

St. Augustine, (colored); loth st. w. bet. K and 

L sts. n. 
St. Matthew's; Cor. 15th and H sts., n. w. 
St. Dominick's; Cor. 6th and F sts., s. w. 
l^nitarian,— All Souls' ; 14th and L sts., n. w. 

NEWSPAPERS. 

National Republican, (Rep.), dailj^ except Sunday. 

AVashington Post, (Dem.), daily. 

Evening Star, (Ind. Dem.), every afternoon, except Suiulay. 

The Critic, (Dem.), every afternoon, except Sundaj-. 

The Republic, (Rep.) every Saturday. 

The Capital, (Dem.), every Sunday. 

The Gazette, (Rep.), every Sunday. 

The Chronicle, (Rep.), every Sunday. 

The Herald, (Dem.), every Sunday. 

RAILROAD DEPOTS. 

Alexandria and Fredericksburg Ry., 6th and B sts., n. w. 
Baltimore and Potomac R. R., (Penna.) 6th and B sts.. n. w. 
Baltimore and Ohio R. R., N. J. Ave. and C St., n. w. 
Virginia Midland Ry., 6th and B sts., n. w. 
Washington and Alexandria R. R., 6th and B sts., n. w. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Arlington Hotel, Vt. Ave. bet. H and I sts., n. w. 




METROPOI.ITAX HOTEIi, Pa. Av., bet. 6th * 7th Sts. a. n 
Rates, S3. 00, S^s.SO, and 5^4.00 per day. 

NI:L.1>E?V al ROBBl?fS, Proprietors. 




EBBITT HOUSE, (Army and Navy) 14th and F Sil^., n. w- 

Four iron fire-escapes. Rates, $3.00 and $4.00 per day. 
,4 €. C. WIEIiARD, Proprietor. 



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bitt House, F and 14th sts„ n. w. 

railton House, 14th and K sts., n. w. 

tropolitan Hotel, N. W. cor. Pa. Ave. and 6th St., n. w. 

tional Hotel, N. E. cor. Pa. Ave. andOth St.. n, w. 
>5gs House, 15th and G sts., n. w. 

,t. James Hotel, (European), S. E. cor. Pa. Ave. and 6th st., n. w. 
'remont House, 2d st. and Ind. Ave. 
V^illard's Hotel, Pa. Ave. and 14th st., n. w. 
Vormley's Hotel, loth and Hsts., n. w. 

CARRIAGES AND CABS. 

L'arria§e fare is $1.50 per hour. From railway depots to any 
point in the city, for one person and trunk, one dollar. 

.'oupe charge. $1.00 per hour. 

tlaiisoin Cab, 75 cts. per hour or 25 cts. per mile per passenger. 

'lerdic €ab, 25 cents per mile for each passenger; 75 cents per 
hour for two persons, or .$1.00 per hour for four persons. 

Miinibns fare, including baggage, 50 cents. 



GUIDES. 

Authorized guides, wearing badges, will be found in the rotunda 
>f the Capitol who, for a fee of .50 cents an hour, will exhibit, and 
ixplain, everything of interest in the building. 

At the Treasury Department, and the Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing, guides are furnished, free of charge, upon application to 
the officers of the guard in the respective buildings. 

Guides cannot be had at any other of the public buildings. 

Visitors should be very cautious in employing so-called guides in 
various parts of the city, especially in the Capitol Grounds. Some 
of these men are honest, and only desire reasonable compensation, 
while others are mere tools for three-card monte, and bunco games, 
and rob many a stranger of all his spare change, sometimes securing 
large sums of money by various devices. 

Beware of "guides" who wish to show you "Arlington," or to ))e 

-iTTir^' ,n about the city. If employed they should be dis- 

"". .. iCy have described the points of interest at the 

building where tliey are found. Do not go into any park, or into 

any building not named in the " Directory" as a public building, 

with any of these pretended "guides." 



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